Sam Young — a former Mormon Bishop — has spent the past few years shining the light on a shameful practice within the CoJCoL-dS: having untrained lay bishops give one-on-one, closed-door interviews with children and teens in which bishops are expected to ask the minors about their sexual experiences (chastity)…
Gerrymandered Out of Church
by Johnny Townsend My mom had few friends in her life. As a kid, I watched her interact with neighbors just twice. My parents never hosted parties, never invited anyone over for dinner, rarely let my sister or me bring any of our own friends over. Once, on a visit…
It’s time to vote for William Law X-Mormon of the Year 2018!!!
Wow, we’ve got quite a list of X-Mormons to choose from in 2018!! Wm. Law X-Mormon of the Year 2018 And here are the descriptions of the nominees: McKenna Denson: In March of 2018 she confronted her former mission president and secretly recorded him admitting to sexual assault against her…
Collecting Nominations for the 2018 Brodie Awards!!
The nomination process for X-Mormon of the Year is underway — please be sure to get in your nominations before next weekend when the voting begins. Now, it’s also time to start on the Brodie Awards!! The Brodie Awards are a fun little yearly activity intended to give some extra…
Beware the False Gods of Capitalism: A Letter to My Son
“The gods of capitalism and the gods of Mormonism are nothing but different faces of the same lie. And I would have you serve neither.” Adapted from a letter written to my fourteen-year-old son. Dear Son, A few weeks ago, I texted asking for ideas for Christmas gifts for you….
Collecting nominations for X-Mormon of the Year 2018!!!
Hey folks — it’s that time of year again! Time to decide which X-Mormon made the biggest splash in 2018!! Sorry to be getting started a little late this year — maybe it’s just that the likeliest candidate has never been more obvious. I’m not going to say who I’m…
Joseph Smith as Peeping Tom
by “Faraday” This essay hopes to solve a great mystery: the origins of the naked part of the endowment. The mystery Most people know that the signs and tokens of the temple come from Freemasons. And the Adam and Eve part comes from the book of Genesis. But where do…
Yours truly on Mormon Happy Hour!!!
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the history of Main Street Plaza, the Brodie Awards, and Mormon Alumni Association Books!! I have just made a guest appearance on the always-entertaining “Mormon Happy Hour” Podcast. With host Colleen, in addition to discussing my LDS-interest projects, we did a…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Conference of Changes Edition!!
So, another General Conference has come and gone, and this one had some interesting announcements. The worst item right out of the gate was from Dallin Oaks, who explained that LGBTQ advocacy comes from Satan. Also Satan…? Nicknames! The CoJCoL-dS is apparently really serious about rebranding away from the nickname…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: The Youth of Zion Edition!
Perhaps you’ve heard the news: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun excommunication proceedings against Sam Young, with the following charges: Encouraged others to vote opposed to Church leaders. Organized more than one public “action” that expressed opposition to the Church or its leaders. I guess it…